Operetion Plan
CTG 7,3 No, 1-53
Refer CINCPAC serial 405 dated 18 December, 1952 for SAR
Communications Pacific, AVR's et Eniwetok and Bikini maintain con-
19a
19bd
tinuous telephone or VEF circuit with Control Tewers,
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«All stetions
activate channels 19e-19g as directed by CTG 7,3, CTG 7.4 or other
command assisting in an SAéR incident, AOC Eniwetok will guard 8314 kcs
voice and be prepared to activete channels 196-19g, Original emerg-
194
19e
19f
ency trensmission should be made on the essigned air~ground frequency
19g
or frequency of last commnicetion contect; if no acknowledgement is
received, use any of the SAR chennels, or any other frequency as neces—
sary to establish communications,
Ships assigned to guard 8364 kcs CW
shift to 8364 kes voice when in receipt of steedy BW note on this frequency, ESTES guerd channels 19b~19d as requested vy TG 7,ite
All TG 7.3 ships and aircraft within VHF voice range of time
20a
‘20b
20c
broadcast announcer should make every effort to insure receiption of
time broadcast and retransmission over ships public announcing systems,
Circuit tests will be announced,
Procedure, including Radsafe instruc—
tions and information, will be distributed, Motorola and VHF broadcest will originate in firing bunker on Enyu for Bikini shots and in
control room, Parry Island, for Eniwetok shot,
1G 7,3 will make rebroad-
cast from BATROKO on UHF for ships not equipped with Motorola or VHF,
LSD is responsible for rebroadcast, as necessary to TG 7,3 Boat Pool,
BAIROKO CIC will insure TG 7,3 UHF equipped aircraft on missions
shift to UHF time broadcast,
frequency below 126,18 mes,
21a
21b
2lc
Shot times will not be broadcast on any
Chennel 21 consists of AN/FGC5 electronic multiplex circuit
‘ carrying the administrative SIGTOT-SAMSON duplex circuit between the
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21f
ESTES and TG 7,2 Joint Communication Center, Eniwetok and the duplex
weather RATT between the ESTES and the TG 7,4 Weether Central, Eniwe-—
tok.
In the event of channel failure:
(a)
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The duplex weather RATT will be reestablished on Channel 22,
(b) The SIGTOT-SaMSON circuit will be reestablished utilizing
channel 21 frequencies but eliminating use of AN/FGC-5,
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22,
Chennel 21 will be manned continuously during the opere tional
phase of CASTLE, ESTES employ AN/URT-3 transmitter with a stendby
trensmittér ready for epereting, ESTES coordinate preparation of de—
tailed channel operating instructions with appropriate TG 7,2 and TG
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7,4 communications personnel, Eniwetek,
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